SC H4119

Declares March 2025 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in South Carolina to support brain injury survivors and their families

Cites that someone sustains a brain injury every nine seconds nationally from falls, strokes, accidents, infections, lack of oxygen, sports activities, or military service

Notes that over 700,000 South Carolinians experience a traumatic brain injury or stroke each year, with more than 182,000 disabled from these events

References that in 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognized traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic health condition

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina